Blog // Black and White

Back in March I had a free half an hour to meander around the grounds of the historic West Baden Springs Hotel with my Rolleiflex before a photo shoot. The first time I visited the hotel as a child, I remember having to sign a waiver because the structure was in such disrepair that it was on the verge of collapse. Fast forward a couple decades later and it is great to see the hotel renovated and serving as a resort once again.

Back in August, I photographed a few of Indiana University’s Olympic swimmers after they returned home from the Rio games. I had the opportunity to shoot their portraits for IU social media after a media day availability. Our social media folks were looking for standard shots of each of them holding their medals. After I got that specific shot with each swimmer, I quickly shifted and shot these portraits. I don’t believe they’ve been used before, but it’s an example of shooting something for yourself after you’ve got “the shot” at a shoot. For better or worse, I use a very similar lighting setup on most of my portraits. This setup was an attempt to break out of that. I hung an octabox directly above the subjects and lit them primarily while standing in front of a mostly-collapsed umbrella to try to mimic a ring flash look.

This weekend while Barbara was at a bridal shower, I photographed her father homebrewing a wheat beer for our wedding. The “Wedding Wheat” homebrew is going to be one of two party favors for our guests along with a “Hoppily Ever After IPA.”

Mitch Shiner smiles between songs as he prepares to play a vibraphone during a performance with the Mitch Shiner Vibes Quartet on Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, at The Chatterbox Jazz Club in Indianapolis. (Photo by James Brosher)

Aubree Try, 2, of Mishawaka, reacts as she frolics in a bubble-making machine outside of center field before the start of a Silver Hawks minor league baseball game on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Coveleski Stadium in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)